Son, Sequelize
24 Sep 2010 |
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libraries
databases
templating
libraries
databases
templating
Sequelize
Sequelize by Sascha Depold is an ORM for Node and MySQL. It can be installed with npm install sequelize. Creating mappings to tables is straightforward:
var Project = sequelize.define('Project', {
title: Sequelize.STRING,
description: Sequelize.TEXT
})
After defining these structures, Sequelize can create suitable tables:
Project.sync(function(table, error) {
})
This library also supports associations:
Project.hasMany('tasks', Task, 'projects')
And finders with a familiar API:
Project.find(1, function(project) {
})
I like the look of the chainQueries method, which is a query chaining helper.
Son
Son by Tim Farland converts JSON to CSS — it’s a little bit like Sass but designed to be more JavaScript-native. This example is provided in the README:
(function(){
var myColour = '#ff0000';
var styles = {
"#navbar": {
width: "80%",
height: "23px",
ul: {
list: {
"style-type": "none"
}
},
li: {
"float": "left",
border: "1px solid " + myColour,
padding: "10px",
a: {
"font-weight": "bold",
color: myColour
}
}
};
return styles;
})();
As well as variable support, it also has a mixin helper. The author has written up a list of gotchas and ideas for future features, so it seems like he’s using it actively.
